Empirical studies in the creative arts therapies (CATs; ie, art therapy, dance/movement
therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, psychodrama, and poetry/bibliotherapy) have grown …

Background Anxiety disorders are one of the most diagnosed mental health disorders.
Common treatment consists of cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy. In …

Distinctive in its application as a foundational theory in the field of art therapy, this up-to-date
second edition demonstrates how the Expressive Therapies Continuum provides a …

Arts therapies draw upon many theories and models of practice, but lack consensus in
shared factors of their provision. In preparation for a randomised controlled trial involving art …

Music therapy may be particularly well placed to address features of depression. The
Synchrony study used group songwriting in a feasibility trial of group music therapy for long …

Although there is an increasing interest in connecting the arts and health, creative
interventions, such as drama therapy, are often impeded in their implementation due to a …

Two studies present the development and validation of the Art Therapy Working Alliance
Inventory measure, based on Bordin's [1979. The generalizability of the psychoanalytic …

Background Arts therapies are widely but inconsistently provided in community mental
health. Whilst they are appealing to patients, evidence for their effectiveness is mixed. Trials …

Background Only a few studies in the arts therapies in general and in the field of visual art
therapy in particular have begun to address process variables and their relationship to …

This study examines the extent to which secure residential youth care in the Netherlands
complies with children's rights as laid down in the United Nations Convention on the Rights …